Comments on: Parents Upset At Longmeadow Cost of Kindergartenhttp://www.wggb.com/2014/02/09/parents-upset-at-longmeadow-cost-of-kindergarten/
People You Know, News You Can TrustFri, 20 Mar 2015 13:20:14 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: weaselhttp://www.wggb.com/2014/02/09/parents-upset-at-longmeadow-cost-of-kindergarten/#comment-75086
Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:33:39 +0000http://www.wggb.com/?p=344649#comment-75086Breakdown the costs. I bet they are applying overhead in that cost that is already being paid for in taxes and administrative cost. Typical Government. Enjoy your Health Care.
]]>By: longmeadowparenthttp://www.wggb.com/2014/02/09/parents-upset-at-longmeadow-cost-of-kindergarten/#comment-75082
Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:42:19 +0000http://www.wggb.com/?p=344649#comment-75082All the surrounding towns, Agawam, West Springfield, Springfield, Holyoke all receive state grants to offset costs for their full day kindergarten program. Even East Longmeadow charges a fee of $2650. and they receive grant money. After having multiple public forums that this woman clearly did NOT attend. Longmeadow is making full day available because they heard loud and clear from the people that attended the open forums and participated in the surveys they sent out. People WANT the full day option even if they have to pay. I have heard people actually happy that they made the tuition in to a multiple payment situation instead of the way it was before with 2 large lump sums. Personally I was shocked when I moved to this town from the eastern part of the state, that I couldn’t get in to full day because of the lottery system. I fully expected to pay because that’s how it was where we were in eastern mass. But to not get in because of a lottery system was extremely frustrating to me. You can’t please everyone.
]]>By: longmeadowparenthttp://www.wggb.com/2014/02/09/parents-upset-at-longmeadow-cost-of-kindergarten/#comment-75081
Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:32:35 +0000http://www.wggb.com/?p=344649#comment-75081Agawam along with every other community in the area receives state aid to assist in funding for their full day Kindergarden. Longmeadow does not.
]]>By: longmeadowmomhttp://www.wggb.com/2014/02/09/parents-upset-at-longmeadow-cost-of-kindergarten/#comment-75080
Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:52:02 +0000http://www.wggb.com/?p=344649#comment-75080What is unique is the Longmeadow school system is stating that the 1/2 program cannot teach the children everything they need to know in the half day program. Yes, they have been charging for years, but they have always stated that the 1/2 and full day programs were equal in educational content.
]]>By: ItsMeSpfldhttp://www.wggb.com/2014/02/09/parents-upset-at-longmeadow-cost-of-kindergarten/#comment-75076
Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:06:19 +0000http://www.wggb.com/?p=344649#comment-75076A lot of people are missing the point that kindergarten in Longmeadow is free. They have the option of 1/2 day FREE kindergarten, or paying to send their children off for full days. Even if they make the latter choice, their child may not go full days, as it’s on a lottery system, with limited slots available. So, no, they don’t CHARGE for their public kindergarten, just for their full day option. This is not unique, most towns in the area do it and have been doing it for years!!!
]]>By: WMassMom75http://www.wggb.com/2014/02/09/parents-upset-at-longmeadow-cost-of-kindergarten/#comment-75070
Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:19:29 +0000http://www.wggb.com/?p=344649#comment-75070So school-choice your kid somewhere else. Then Longmeadow has to pay for their education elsewhere. If everyone did that, it would send a pretty clear message. Families should not have to pay for a public education. If Longmeadow wants to privatize, fine, start charging every student to attend. Until then, children have the right to be educated in the public school system at no charge.
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